Maestro Ilaiyaraja New Albums 2011 - Hello Jaihind / Sri Rama Rajyam

[skr]

V_S ,
Thats really nice to hear your American Teacher showing so much interest in Maestro's compositions ..
Good that your spreading his music everywhere ..
Would love to hear you playing a Maestro composition ..

[thumburu]

VS. That was a brilliant find indeed. Maanodum" as well as "Avani thingaL" are based on Chala naattai/Jog scale.
My pick of "Sneha veedu" is tthe duet "Chandrabimbathin". I find the mild swagger in the rytms to be so alluring that it plays repeatedly. After a long time Raja seems to use SriRanjani here . When Chitra sings "chengathir kaiyum veeshi" it is as natural as a fish taking to water . My second choice. Has Raja stamp in tune. Also note how the varying sandhams in the pallavi make it so captivating

[KV]

When i listen to Avanithumbi, I have MayanginEn solla thayanginEn (NAnE Raja NAnE Mandhiri) running somewhere inside my head. Similar/same rAgam, again?

[raagas]

When i listen to Avanithumbi, I have MayanginEn solla thayanginEn (NAnE Raja NAnE Mandhiri) running somewhere inside my head. Similar/same rAgam, again?

This is weird!

I am surprised at why a charukeshi raagam based Mayanginen Solla song is ringing in your head. If anything, "Kelayo Kanna"(from same film) should be ringing in your head - particularly the charanams. Some raaga overlap there! Kelayo Kanna is a lovely composition btw.

[KV]

Raagas, I think my reaction was formed from the fact that there are common notes in these two songs.

Aavanithumbi, or, at least its skeletal melody, seems to mostly operate in the scale
S G3 M1 P N2 S, S N2 P M1 G3 (it incorporates D1 as well, though at very few places)
I looked up to see what scale this is and it happens to be SAvithri (janya of HarikAmbOji)
(One of the hubbers had commented on Aavanithumbi resembling Chithira SevvAnam. I guess this explains it, because chithira is also supposedly set in sAvithri)

On the other hand, Charukesi is S R2 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S, S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
If you observe, dropping Ri and Da from this would yield Savithri (pardon the amateurish, gross approximation/linkage). And both the songs have many Ga Ma Pa phrases, which is what I guess, gave me that tinge of similarity.

[raagas]

Interesting KV! But i dont think Avanithumbi sounds similar to Mayanginaen. The change in few notes, i think, throws the songs quite apart from each other.

Also, i thought chitthira sevvaanam is Chalanaattai based. is it not?

[San_K]

hmmmm

but for me, after Avanithumbi's first line it is the second line of this awesome song comes to my mind suddenly. Don't know why? same raagam?

Interestingly, I was cracking my mind to find the first line of that Chinnappadaas song. Thank God! I saw the song in a TV yesterday and caught

[thumburu]

KV might be right . Raja does peep into Charukesi too . Note the lines
"engu nee pogilum minmini kelkunnu
ennumil prananil thangidum sowbhagyam..." in the pallavi. Also the first interludes is charukesi whereas the second interlude is predominantly chalanattai but ends in charukesi

[Shank]

In "Chandrabimbathin", the usage of chorus is astounding (not surprisingly!)...on closer listen, I was blown away.

[Shankar.P]

at last Happi to see the light
The release date has been constantly being changed. After many changes its now confirmed for an October 14, 2011 release.

http://bolly.sawfnews.com/film.aspx?id=238